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be 1guiy 4 Eee elantae bekoce a! Pv am ae umf 2! ae : we ch o-. veka s” Soe ata, ¢ a> 8 Pity wi oe oot a oad 1954 CORVETTE 1954 SERIAL NUMBERS Body and Chassis: 545001001 through £54S004640 Engine Serial: F54YG suffix Block Casting: 3835911 Head Casting: 3836241 Distributor: 1112314 Generator: 1102793 Startes: 1107109 early (2-cou), 1108035 later (4-coul) Carbusetors: Carter VHZOG6SA 1954 FACTS © Early production 1954 models have two intenor hood releases. Later models have 8 Single wntenior release which acbvaies both hood latches. © The window storage bag for the 1954 is color keyed to the car's interior (red Of beige). The design is more square in shape than the previous model. ©The 1954 Corvette valve cover is similar to the redesigned 1954 Chevrolet passenger car cover. Both are attached to the head by stoveboks around the Cover's penphery. in the case of the Corvette, the valve covers can be esther . rome plated or firushed wm engine ename! blue. The painted Corvette cover has the decals “Blue Flame” and “150° reacng from the passenger side. © The rachator surge tank of the 1954 Corvette, except for very early models, has two figuhty bands formed in the tank. All tanks are chrome plated. © 1954 Corvettes have vacuum operated windshveid washer systems which are acuvated by pustung a bulton on the windsineld wiper switch. © The 1954 carburetor connecong linkage 15 a fabricated three-piece nk. © Tre 1954 fuel iter is mounted on the ngnt side of the engine Dlodk adjacent to the fuel pump. © 1954 brake and fuel lines are routed inade the frame members, except for » Very early modes. @ lonaion stwelang in the 1954 model consists of upper and lower formed thetal stuelds. They can be painted of chrome plated Although most 1954 §100elS are NOW Seen with both the valve Cover and shelang chrome plated, or * DOWN uns painted, the ‘factory cad not necessanty assemble the shields and Covers as matched Gnush sats. Combinabons of plated and painted unas exist. © The starters in the 1954 models use four-field cous, except for very sary producuon models. © The road draft tube in the 1954 model has an“X" stamped in the top surface for regaity. Most used la 1953 were smooth. 10 © Early 195-4 modets have the “bullet” air cleaners common to the 1953 model Models later than #2906 have the dual “pot” appasanus, aecigned in part to feduce the chance of engine fires. © The “Blue Flame Su” engine used in all 1954 Corvetiss carries a rating of ather 150 of 155 HP The higher horsepower was & funaing change made Gunng 1954 by revising the camshaft design. the engines are the same, but the more Powerful version can be detected by inspecting the cam- safes. The fater camshatts have tires dots bowen @5 and @6 init com © All 1954 Corvettes have six vol electrical systems. © 1954 radios are the same as 1953 except that dunng 1954 the tumag face fecened 640 and 1240 NC Coneirad national defense markings. © Ali 1954 soft tops are tan Comsas with top bows painted to makch. 1954 OPTIONS ORDER ¢ DESCRIPTION RETAIL $ 2934 Base Corvette Convertible 2774.00 1009 Direcuonal Signal, Polo White 16.75 100R Direcuonal Signal, Pennant Bue 16.78 101A Heater 91.40 102A Signal Seeking AM Radio $45.15 2908 Whitewail Tires, 6.70015 26.90 313M Powerglide Automatic Transmission 178.35 420A Partung Brake Alarm §.65 421A - Courtesy Lign 4.05 Windstuald Washer 11.805 © Prices Shown include federal excise taxes. Local taxes and dealet chatpes are NOt included and vaned. Prices effectwe Octnber 28, 1954. © The options st would seem to imply that a manual transmussion was included in the base cost of the 1954 Corvette since the automatic 1s listed as an epbon, which was not the case. All 1954 models mad the aulcmaec, 1954 COLORS COE EXTERIOR SOFT TOP WHEELS INTERIOR None Polo White Bee fea Rea None Pennant Blue Beige Reg Beige fone Sportsman Red Buige Red fed None Black Beige fea fed © The four colors shown are those known to have been used for 1954 Con velles. White and be were the main colors used (espocially white) and to- gether account for about 95% of the 1954 Corvettes buit. Estunates of red usage afe adcur 3%. Many enthusiasts Deseve that a handtul of 1954 models were painted other colors. Part of this bebef results from the existance of print availabihty Dulleuns which wndicate that several ocher culors were avanadie. Aisa, SOM individuals Cia tO have Jeune exampies of ongunal 1954 Corvettes with colors other than white. bive, red or black. The addinonal colors thought to have Deen available include Metallic Geven and Metalic Aronse. u Va WR eeT mR ree AN te Nie wee Vv